The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Ghana, Rev Dr Stephen Y Wengam, has revealed how First Lady Lordina Mahama's insistence "No way, don't accept" ultimately prevented President John Mahama from boarding the helicopter that crashed on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, killing top government and military officials.

Speaking during a church service, Rev Wengam recounted receiving a call the previous week from the President's Secretary, Dr Callistus Mahama, informing him that the President would not be able to attend a scheduled event because he had been invited to Côte d'Ivoire as a special guest for their Independence Day celebrations. "When last week I received a call from the President's Secretary that His Excellency had asked the Vice President and his wife, Lordina Mahama, to represent him, I said, Thank you, Dr Callistus," Rev Wengam said. "But I wasn't at peace with it," he added.

Troubled by the development, Rev Wengam said he immediately reached out to a colleague pastor, Reverend Bawa. "I told him, I don't accept it.

Go mobilise the prayer team and pray, and reverse it.